Rise of Australia

Chapter 191 The Profit From Cars

Although Theodor Kerber and Ludwig Doerr heard the detailed division of reconnaissance aircraft, fighter jets and bombers for the first time, they felt that this name was also very reasonable and could reflect the purpose of specific types of aircraft .

During the conversation between the three, the types and naming of the three types of aircraft in Australia have basically been determined. The code name of the reconnaissance aircraft is Eagle series, the code name of fighter jets is Wild Tiger series, and the bomber is called Ghost.

However, to realize the design and construction of the three types of aircraft, it not only depends on the capabilities of the experts in the aviation laboratory, but also depends on the engine expert Diesel, as well as the improvement of the airborne heavy machine gun and the design of the artillery shells carried by the military factory.

After these are thoroughly completed, there is hope for the birth of reconnaissance planes, fighter jets and bombers.

In fact, this is very similar to the dreadnought ship. Arthur knows how great the dreadnought ship is for the warship industry, but before the technology involved in all aspects of the dreadnought ship has not been updated, he wants to use Australia's power to realize the dreadnought ship. construction is impossible.

Arthur left the Aeronautical Laboratory after giving Theodor Korbelau and Derwig Durr sufficient research funds and research time.

The next aircraft research program is an important task for aviation laboratories and military factories. Before some breakthroughs are made, Arthur will not bother them for the time being.

Arthur's next stop was still in the industrial area, at Benz's car factory.

It has been more than a year since the first car of the Benz Automobile Factory, the Benz One, was officially launched.

As an epoch-making product in the automotive industry, the achievements of Benz One are comparable to the T-model cars in history.

The achievements of this car are even higher because of the combination of German and British nobles and simultaneous release in major countries around the world.

Arthur did not often pay attention to the sales of Benz's car, because he also knew that the sales of this car were destined to set records.

Instead of looking forward to the final sales volume of the car, it is better to look forward to the actual sales and profits of the car.

But the actual profit of the Benz Automobile Factory still surprised Arthur.

One year and five months have passed since the release date of February 1903, 2.

In the nearly one and a half years, Benz one has also experienced many large and small improvements, and has become better and better in terms of performance, safety and cost performance.

Of course, this was Arthur's repeated request.In history, Ford was too slack because of the excellent performance of the Model T, and did not make further improvements to the Model T, resulting in being surpassed by other car companies.

Such problems should naturally be avoided early, and the Benz Automobile Factory is also one of the most active companies in improving automobile problems.

In the past one and a half years, Benz One has improved many large and small problems, including the installation of seat belts, etc., to further improve the safety of drivers and passengers.

For those cars that have already left the factory but do not have seat belts, the consistent attitude of Benz Automobile Factory is to provide free installation services.

The old Benz One can be installed with new technology and equipment for free, ensuring that all cars produced by the Benz Automobile Factory have the same technology and equipment.

This move has also attracted the favor of many users, and even within a week of the promulgation of this measure, the sales volume of Benz One worldwide has been much higher.

It is worth mentioning that the Benz Automobile Factory chose to disclose the technology of the seat belt and give it to every automobile factory for free.

Although this caused the Benz Automobile Factory to lose a certain amount of profits, it also won the favor of many passers-by and the auto factory. At least Benz One is currently the only one that has not aroused public outrage.

For the world automobile market, the two years of 1903 and 1904 were extremely inflated.

Before that, that is, in the whole year of 1902, the total number of car sales worldwide was only a little over [-], of which Europe contributed more than [-], and the vast majority of the rest were also in the United States.

However, since 1903, the production and sales of automobiles have increased by nearly thirty times. In just one year of 1903, the total production of the Benz Automobile Factory and the three cooperative automobile factories has exceeded 40 vehicles. The total sales volume is also nearly 32.

Although this year is a year of market development, the actual sales volume is also an extremely astonishing figure.

Among them, the Benz Automobile Works General Factory, which is located in Australia, produced a total of more than 3000 vehicles, and the remaining nearly 34 vehicles were produced in the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States.

Because the sales points are all over the world, there is no need to worry about slow sales.As for the specific sales market share, it is up to the UK and Germany to fight for it.

After entering 1904, the sales data of Benz One was even more exaggerated.Although only more than six months have passed in 1904, the total sales volume has reached nearly 30, which almost equaled the total sales volume of the previous year.

In order to ensure the proportion of their own factories in the major sales markets, the four major factories of Benz Motors have also begun to increase production.

The Benz Motor Works in Australia has produced nearly 1904 cars in the first half of [-], almost doubling the number produced in the previous year.

That's nothing.The expansion of factories in Britain, Germany and the United States is the highlight.

If the production capacity of the three major factories in 1903 was basically maintained at around 15 vehicles, then this year's German factories and American factories have achieved corner overtaking, and the annual production is expected to have exceeded 18 and [-] vehicles respectively.

It is precisely because of the crazy expansion of German factories and American factories that in the whole year of 1904, the total production of the four major automobile factories in Benz is expected to reach about 60 vehicles.

Of course, this is not the blind expansion of automobile factories.According to the sales results in the past six months, the sales volume of Benz One will remain at least around 1904 in 60, which is just in balance with the production volume.

With the crazy expansion of the automobile market, the mass sales of Benz One also brought a lot of profits to Benz Automobile Factory and Arthur.

So far, Benz One has sold a total of 62 vehicles, with a total sales of 140 pounds, which is not too far away from 340 million pounds.

Although this is the total sales of the four major factories in one and a half years, it cannot be denied that the automotive industry has shown great potential.

As long as it is not affected by the war, the automobile market will continue to show growth, and the income and profits it brings will definitely increase steadily.

At present, the profit of each Mercedes-Benz car can reach about [-] to [-] pounds.

Especially for cars produced by factories in Australia, the profit has been able to basically maintain above [-] pounds.

Although the automobile factories located in the UK and Germany will be divided into half of the profits, half of the profits is also a big income. Without the support of these local nobles, the development of the Benz Automobile Factory would not be so smooth.

The 11 cars sold by the Benz Automobile Factory brought more than 700 million pounds of profits to the Benz Automobile Factory.

Not to mention that the combined total profit of other manufacturers is nearly 100 million pounds, and the Benz Automobile Factory can also share more than 800 million pounds.

Of course, the reason why so many can be divided is that apart from half of the profits of the British and German car factories, it is also a very important reason that no one else participates in the American car factory.

Although the profit of each car factory in the United States is only more than 50 pounds, but because of the development of the United States, the sales volume is even the largest among all countries.

The 800 million pounds plus the more than 700 million pounds from the car factory's own sales this time, the revenue in the past year and a half has exceeded 500 million pounds.

Arthur owns 90.00% of the shares of Benz Automobile Factory, and the royal consortium he owns will receive 500% of the 2000 million pounds, which is 50 million pounds in [-].

Of course, tax expenditure is also a link that cannot be ignored.Although Australia's taxation is equivalent to left-handed and right-handed for Arthur, it cannot be sloppy and ignored.

However, after Arthur's tax cuts, Australia's various miscellaneous taxes relative to the United Kingdom have actually disappeared.For car factories, the biggest tax is just income tax, about 11.00%.

The income of the royal family consortium needs to pay about 240 million in taxes, and the after-tax income is less than 2000 million pounds.

But don't underestimate this income. After coming to Australia, Arthur's various expenditures have not been so much.Of course, this is under the premise of removing the £[-] million loan to the government.

Investing in the Benz Automobile Factory not only allowed Arthur to earn back all the expenses these years, but even had a surplus.

Excluding the royal bank, military factories, shipyards and some factories built over the years, as well as some factories invested in, the current total assets of the current royal family consortium still reach a huge 5000 million pounds.

In addition to the [-] million pounds loaned to the Australian government, Arthur currently has hundreds of millions of pounds in funds, which are all prepared for future layout.

If you count those miscellaneous factories, the total value of the royal consortium is even as high as more than 3 million pounds.

If there is any ranking list in this era, then Arthur and the royal consortium he owns are definitely on the list.

What's more, for an autocratic monarch of a country, the money in his hand does not represent the wealth of the monarch.

Especially for a monarch like Arthur, all of Australia was Arthur's property as long as all rights remained in his hands.

How much is Australia worth?Uncountable, indescribable.

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